In a move seemingly designed to gladden only trolls and sitting U.S. presidents, Twitter announced Tuesday that, for a "small group" of users, it has increased its longtime 140 character limit to 280.
Predictably, a bunch of people are freaking out.
Although it's unclear when the change will be rolled out to all users, everyone on Twitter cancurrently see and interact with the few 280-character whoppers out there--including this statement from CEO Jack Dorsey.
Tweet may have been deleted
Did anyone read that? Let me know if you did--it was a little long for me. Anyway, reactions at the moment are ranging from outrage to "TL;DR" jokes to genuine concerns about online abuse as well as Trump's now-doubled ability to spur international conflict with the click of a button.
Tweet may have been deleted
Tweet may have been deleted
Tweet may have been deleted
Tweet may have been deleted
Tweet may have been deleted
Tweet may have been deleted
Tweet may have been deleted
Tweet may have been deleted
Tweet may have been deleted
Tweet may have been deleted
Tweet may have been deleted
Just another fun day online! Happy tweeting, and may the brevity, speed, and essence of Twitter continue to delight you.
TopicsSocial MediaTwitter
(责任编辑：時尚)
We asked linguists if Donald Trump speaks like that on purpose
Meet Percival the peacock: Defender of chickens, protector of the farm
A U.S. fighter jet gets painted hot pink
Now four members of One Direction have solo deals'Rocket League' Championship Series Season 2 offers $250,000 prize poolIs Samsung's Galaxy Note7 really the best phone?
On this week's 。 MashTalk
。, Lance, Pete and I talk about the new hot smartphone in town: Samsung's Ga
...[详细]Tiny craft beer pub wants you to get offline and make time for IRL pints
LONDON -- A tiny craft beer pub is opening in London on Friday in an effort to encourage people to d
...[详细]Man livetweeted his flight sitting next to an emotional support duck
In the past, farm animals like pigs and even turkeys have eased their nervous owners by accompanying
...[详细]Stray cat interrupts live Turkish news broadcast, casually sits on anchor's laptop
It's long been an established fact that animals and live television do not mix particularly well. Bu
...[详细]Hiddleswift finally followed each other on Instagram after 3 excruciating days
On Aug. 13, 1961, Germany began construction of the Berlin Wall, perhaps the greatest symbol of the
...[详细]Now four members of One Direction have solo deals
Dust off your super original "different directions" jokes, because Liam Payne will be releasing solo
...[详细]Facebook may be testing its Snapchat
At this point, there are almost too many ways for Australians to share disappearing visual stories w
...[详细]10 'sexy' Halloween costumes that offend the animal kingdom
The working formula for Halloween costume retailers the world over is as follows: pick a noun and fi
...[详细]Despite IOC ban, Rio crowds get their political messages across
The Olympics aren't meant to be a place for political expression -- the International Olympic Commit
...[详细]If you want to decorate a Christmas tree for Halloween, no one is going to stop you
It's almost Halloween, which is a different holiday than Christmas. But that's not stopping some peo
...[详细]This 'sh*tpost' bot makes terrible memes so you don't have to
New video reveals clouds forming above volcanoes on Mars
